Fat Can Be Healthy

With all stories of the evils of tat, one might come to the conclusion that all fats will slowly but undeniably kill you.  Now, the rest of the facts from my favorite publication Men's Health.

Here's a short list of healthy fats:

Does Your Heart Good

Olive Oil - great source of monounsaturated which manages cholesterol levels.  Canola oil carries many of the same wonderful qualities but has an added benefit of enduring a high cooking temperature that makes frying with canola oil preferable.

Walnuts - Yes, the bag shouts loudly that every walnut morsel will carry significant fat content.  But do not be mislead.  Eat as many as you want.  This fat has been rumored to reverse brain aging and certainly has many other beneficial qualities.

Sunflower seeds - Sprinkle a little salt on roasted seeds and you will never remember potato chips.  Sprinkle on oatmeal for a healthy smoothie capable of providing a refreshing snack that is both tasty and full of healthy fats.

Avocados - rich in omega-3s, B vitamins and beta-sitasterol.  As Men's Health says "It's that rare fruit that is heart-healthy and fends off prostate cancer.

Global Seeker Endorsement: Eat This Not This

There's good food out there if you know where to look.

If you know young adults on their own for first time making food choices that will define their attitudes for years to come.  If you know anyone becoming interested in food nutrition for the first time. The book Eat This Not That by David Zinczenko is a must read.  It should be prominently placed where all can read and reference frequently.  It's not a cook book.  It a reference guide that helps you make good nutiritional choices when eating out.  Overtime the reader begins to understand that chicken is better than pork (normally) and baked/grilled/boiled is much more preferable than fried or basted in a "creamy sauce".  For example: They will better understand why Subway is preferable over Quinzos.

It's now in it's 11th edition. A must read for all who's not yet ready to cook at home on a regular basis but desire getting up from a meal and literally feel your arteries start to shut down..

Top 10 Reasons the Houston Astro Season is Too Long

OK. It's been a nightmare.  A train wreck in slow motion.  To pull for a bad sports team is bad enough.  But to pull for one who plays so often and plays for almost 9 months is simply cruel and unusual punishment.  So while I and thousands .... hundreds .... a few Houston Astro fans are stuck in this purgatory, we contemplate why the Astro Season is too long.

10.  It keeps preempting my favorite UIL replays of 7-man football championship.
9.    It's a bad reflection on the City of Houston and it's fine citizens.
8.    They cost us a space shuttle museum.
7.    It's depressing the Dow.
6.    They're distracting our public servants trying to debate the debt ceiling.
5.    It's killing downtown energy, vibe, hipness.
4.   With each new loss, the Rain Gods punish us more.
3.   It failed to make us forget about the NFL debacle.
2.   The memory of a hundred losses will last in infamy.
1.   It's forcing me outside to jog, walk .... EXERCISE!